Manure spreader



0 BUCiKLlN. MANURE SPREADER. APPLICATION mzn MAR. 26, 1920.

1,433,175, Patented Oct. 24,1922.

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MANURE SPREADER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26, 1920.

Patented Oct. 24, 1922.

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.a device of the kind Walls, adapted to be swung downwardly, so that themanure or fertilizer canbe thrown by hand.

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Application fi1cd1/l'arch2S, 1926. Serial 1:10. 363,538.

To aZZjw/wmit may concern: 1

Be it known that I, 'ORSON BUcKLIN, a

citizen of the United States. residing at Marietta, in the county of Laoqui larle and State of lVilinne-sota, have invented a new and usefulManure Spreader. of which the following a specification.

One obyect of the invention is to provide mentioned, having side uponthe apron portion of the machine without pitching the aforesaid materialover the upper-edges of the walls.

A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby, at thewill of an opera tor, the apron may be advanced either through theaction of a rotary spreader, or

M It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally andto enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the inventionappertains; I

j "With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription pro oeeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construct on hereinafterdescribed and claimed it bein understood that. withjin the scope of whatis claimed, changes in the precise en1bodi1nentof the invention showncan be made without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

In the accompanying drawings F igure 1 shows in top plan, a device constructed in accordance withthe invention, theapron having been omitted;Figure 2 is "a side elevation; "Fig. 3 is an elevation wherein theopposite side from that depicted in lfigure 2. is disclosed;" Figure 14: is a longitudinal section where- '5 is a fragmental sectiontalren'onthe line 55 of Figures; and Figure 6 is a detail enlarged fromFigure 2, parts having been omitted.

In carrying out the invention, there is provided a vehicle frame made upof longitudinal bars 1 connected by cross" bars 2, certain of the bars 2being united braces3. An end wall 4 is mounted on the forward ends ofthe longitudinal bars 1 and carries tecting top strip 5 extendeddownwardly to form end members 6, connected with the bars 1.Approximately horizontal bars 7 are connected to the lower ends of themembers 6, and are united by hangers 8 with the shaft 50 "carries cranl'theoperating rod 52' a prolongitudinal bars 1. The forward end of thevehicle comprises a frame work 9 of any desired hind, carrying a seat 10and front wheels 11. The drafttongue is denoted by the numeral 12.

Mounted on the lon itudinal bars 1, near to the rear ends thereof, arefixed side walls 1% connected with upright strips 15 and 16. The lowerends of the strips 15 and 16 are connected by bars 17, the "forward endsof the said bars being united by hangers 18 with the longitudinal bars 1of the frame. The upright strips 15 and 16 are connected,

adj acent to their upper ends, by hearing bars 19 which projectrearwardly beyond the rear edges of the fined side walls 1%, the 'walls1 1 being connected by a tie rod 20. Bearing plates 21 are connectedwith the side bars 1 and with the bars 17.

The cross bars 2 carry tracks 22 on which are journaled wheels of anydesired sort, the wheels formingsupports for an endless apron 24:. Theapron forward end is engaged around sprocket wheels 25 on a shaft 26journaled in bearings 12'' carried by the forward portions of thebars 1. A shaft 39 is j ournaled for rotation in the lower ends of thestrips 15. Sprocket wheels 4-0 are attached to the shaft 39, the apron24: being engaged with the sprocket wheels. A ratchet wheeli ll ismounted on one end of the shaft 39 and is adapted to be'actuated bypawls a? pivoted. to beli crank lever 1-3 fulcrumed at The upright armof the bell crank lever 43 provided with a curved slot 45 recei ing aconnection {1 6, the connection beingcarried by the upper end of anupright linlr '47 pivoted at its lower end as shown at 48. to

a crank arm L9. on a shaft 50 journalod'in the bearing plates 21.Theopposite end of the armf51 pivoted to v 'lhe forward end of v ispivoted to a crank 5.3 on a sh aft 54 ournaled in bearings 55 on the endwall 4-. The shaft 5% has a lever 56 adapted to coact with a segment 5'7on the end wall l, it being possible to spring the lever 56 out ofengagement with the segment 67 and to operate the lever, for a purposeto beset forth hereinafter, should occasion re-. quire.

A main axle 58 is journaled for in therear ends of the bars 1 and ingplates 21. wheels 59. A

an operating rod 52.

rotation in the hear- The axle 58 carries ground gear wheel 60 is looseon the "lion one of the bearing plates in the )ro ectino rear tion %6which is located in the slot irons as shown at '75,

maybe swung downwz ,to operate the vehicle 92 Less axle 58, but isadapted to be connected thereto by means of a clutch 6i connected with arod 62, the rod beingpivoted to a crank 63 on a shaft 6% mounted to rockon the end wall 4t and carrying a lever 65 which may be made to coactwith the segment 57 hereinbefore described.

A pinion 66 meshes into the gear wheel 60 and is mounted on a shaft 67journaled portions of the bars 19. 'lihe shaft 67 carries a "rotaryspreader 68 which need not be described in detail, becauseit forms thesubject matter of my prior patent above alluded to. A crank arm 72 issecured to one end of the shaftand is pivoted to a link 73, the forwardend of which is pivot-ally}.mounted on the connecl5 of the upright armof the bell crank e3;

The invention comprises side walls T4: adapted to be alined with thefixed side walls lfl and connected with the bars 1, "if and 1'? by meansof hinges .76. The upper edges of the side walls may l e bound withchannel to prevent the walls from warping. The lower ends of the 1nov--able" side walls 7% are beveled off, as shown at 80 in Figure 5, toprevent the material in the vehiclefrom being jammed or bound when theside walls are swung upwardly on thejhinges '56, since such acontingency would prevent the side walls from swinging upwardly intoalinement with the fixed side walls let. The movable side walls Tet maybesupplied with latches "L7 cooperating with the end members 6, and theupright strips 16 may carry latches 78 to aid inholding the side walls'i i in upright positions. Dung forkcleaners 100 may be mounted on themachine in any desiredpositions.

: When thelatches 7 6 and i"? are moved into unlocked position, themovable side walls 74- vrdly on the hinges '26, it thus being possibleto pitch the manure orfertilizer directly upon the movable apron24:,without hoisting the material over the upper edges of the sidewalls. it will be obvious that owing to this construction, the vehiclemay be loaded with manure at a minimum expenditure of effort.

in practical operation, when the vehicle moves over the surface of theground, the wheels 59 rotate the axle 5S. if it is desired as aspreader, then with the axle the gear wheel 60 is coupled 58 by means ofthe clutch 61, the rod 62 bewheel 51.

ing operated through the medium of the lever 6 3. Thus, when the groundwheels 59 and the axle 58 are rotated, the gear wheel 60 will rotatealso. The gear wheel .60 drives the pinion 66 and the latter rotates theshaft 67 and the spreader 68. hen the shaft 67 is rotated, the crank arm72 will actuate the link '73, the link 73 tilting the bell crank lever$3 on its fulcrum ie, the pawls 4L2 rotating the shaft 39 by way of theratchet wheel all. In this way, the upper run of the endless apron 2%will move rearwardly, and manure on the apron will be advanced withinthe reach of the rotary member 68.

it is possible to actuate the apron 24 by hand, and this may be done byoscillating the lever 56, the shaft 54L operating the crank 53, and thecrank rocking the shaft by way of the rod 52 and the crank 51. The cranka9 on the shaft 50 will cause an elevation and a depression of the link47, the connection l6 riding in the slot 15 of the bell crank lever a3and causing the pawls 4:2 to drive the shaft 39 by means of the ratchetHaving thus described the invention, what is claimed is In a device forconverting motion, a frame; a shaft journalcd on the frame and having acrank; a ratchet wheel journaled on the frame and located directlybeneath the shaft; a bell crank leverfulcrumed on he frame in spacedrelation to the ratchet wheel and comprising a first arm extendedbetween the shaft and the ratchet wheel,

and a second arm projecting away from the ratchet wheel; a thrust pawland a pull pivoted to the first arm of the bell crank lever andcooperating with the ratchet wheel; a second crank mounted to swing onthe frame; a link pivoted to the second crank, the link extendingvtransversely of the first arm of the bell crank lever and longitudinallyof the second arm thereof; a link pivoted to the lirstspecified crank;and means for connecting bot-h links' together, and fol-mounting themfor sliding adjustment on the second arm of the bell crank lever.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ORSUN BUGKLIN.

Witnesses; s

John A. JoHNsoN, A. C. llLlILL-ER.

